Re: Hello .....I'm New

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Hi Kathy & welcome! You kick me when I need it and I'll kick ya back ok? *lol*

Mindy

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Welcome Kathy!!!Kathy sen <kpete@...> wrote:

Hello Everyone I am NEW. About 2 yrs ago I jumped fro a fire and landed on concrete. My butt was in a wheelchair for quite awhile. Now I have metal plates & screws in my right leg/ foot/ ankle.So I am trying to get this extra weight off. Sitting on my buns and not really moving has cought up to me 10 fold !! I am now above 300 pounds. The biggest I have ever been in my life. I cannot afford to buy everything New again that I lost in the fire. So I have purchased quite a few things used . cookbooks , deal a meal / foodmover etc. I am about to start ...I have been reading over everything for about 3 days now. Going shopping with my list in hand. I was recently told I am borderline type 2 diabetic. So ....No more

excuses !!! It's time. I am looking forward to talking to all of you . Maybe someone can give me a swift kick in the buns when I need it . LOL I will try my best to contribute , and give you a pep talk / swift kick when You need it !! LOLLooking forward to blabbing to you allKathy

Cheryl

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Welcome to the group Kathy. Im Tina and Im also above 300 pounds. As a matter of fact I weighed myself yesterday and my scale said 336 pounds. So I know what its like to be big. I hope to get to know you better.

Tina

Hello ....I'm New

Hello Everyone I am NEW. About 2 yrs ago I jumped fro a fire and landed on concrete. My butt was in a wheelchair for quite awhile. Now I have metal plates & screws in my right leg/ foot/ ankle.So I am trying to get this extra weight off. Sitting on my buns and not really moving has cought up to me 10 fold !! I am now above 300 pounds. The biggest I have ever been in my life. I cannot afford to buy everything New again that I lost in the fire. So I have purchased quite a few things used . cookbooks , deal a meal / foodmover etc. I am about to start ...I have been reading over everything for about 3 days now. Going shopping with my list in hand. I was recently told I am borderline type 2 diabetic. So ....No more excuses !!! It's time. I am looking forward to talking to all of you . Maybe someone can give me a swift kick in the buns when I need it . LOL I will try my best to contribute , and give you a pep talk / swift kick when You need it !! LOLLooking forward to blabbing to you allKathy

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Welcome Kathy,

At 5'1 " and 275 pounds I'm seriously obese. I was 285 earlier this summer. I'll try to encourage you and will always wish you the best of luck. I've been a diabetic 2 and high blood pressure sufferer along with fibromyalia and arthritis for several years. You'd think I'd had this weight off years ago, but nooooo . Well, let's just help one another the best we can.

hugs from Idaho

Dianna

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Hey Kathy welcome. I am sure glad you made it out of the fire OK... When you lose everything like that it really makes you know what is important materialistic wise. Nov 1 is a great time for you to start. Do an inventory on yourself? Where you are now weight, measurements, portions, water, exercise, emotions, finances, support system, and then set some goals. In a certain time redo that inventory and you will see changes.

NH... Mom to Abby Liz 10/94 Anne 7/99

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Wow!! Welcome to the group Kathy!! We're here for ya all the way.

good days and bad!! Remember to tackle the exercise gradually and

work your way up!!

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> Hello Everyone I am NEW. About 2 yrs ago I jumped fro a fire and

> landed on concrete. My butt was in a wheelchair for quite

awhile.

> Now I have metal plates & screws in my right leg/ foot/ ankle.

> So I am trying to get this extra weight off. Sitting on my buns

> and not really moving has cought up to me 10 fold !! I am now

> above 300 pounds. The biggest I have ever been in my life. I

> cannot afford to buy everything New again that I lost in the

fire.

> So I have purchased quite a few things used .

> cookbooks , deal a meal / foodmover etc.

> I am about to start ...I have been reading over everything for

> about 3 days now. Going shopping with my list in hand. I was

> recently told I am borderline type 2 diabetic. So ....No more

> excuses !!! It's time. I am looking forward to talking to all

of

> you . Maybe someone can give me a swift kick in the buns when I

> need it . LOL

>

> I will try my best to contribute , and give you a pep talk /

swift

> kick when You need it !! LOL

> Looking forward to blabbing to you all

>

> Kathy

>

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> Hello Everyone I am NEW.

Wlcome, Kathy!

> About 2 yrs ago I jumped fro a fire and

> landed on concrete.

Ouch! At least you now have an idea of how important exercise is, after

working with a physical therapist the past 2 years. If you're still going,

let them know you now want to lose weight as well as be able to walk again,

and maybe they can give you some exercises to do that will be effective

without harming your poor battered body.

>I am now above 300 pounds.

There are a number of ladies on the list that are in the 300's, so you're

not alone. The highest I got as 296 back in 1999, and even though I lost 45

pounds back then I'm too close to that number again for comfort.

> So I have purchased quite a few things used .

> cookbooks , deal a meal / foodmover etc.

You can find a lot of on-line resources on our Links and Files pages. The

url should be at the bottom of each message.

> I have been reading over everything for about 3 days now.

Be sure to check the Text Files of Interest in the Files section for more

motivation.

>I was recently told I am borderline type 2 diabetic.

Don't be too scared about this " diagnosis " based on just one blood test if

your reading ws under 120. A few years ago the normal fasting blood sugar

levels was between 80 and 120, and it took about 4 readings of a fasting

over 140 for a " diabetes " diagnosis. Now they lowered the normal levels

down, so people who used to be perfectly healthy are now being labeled as

" borderline " or full blown diabetics. People who have had fasting levels

betwen 100 and 120 for 30 or more years are now being handed prescriptions

for meds that aren't doing a thing for their sugars but are harming them

with their side effects. Keep an eye on your blood sugars, maybe ask your

doc for a prescription for a glucose meter so you can check it yourself at

home, and be sure to eat right and exercise to the best of your abilities,

but don't panic over a blood sugar result that even 5 years ago would have

been a number diabetics *aimed* for because it was considered normal and

healthy.

> Maybe someone can give me a swift kick in the buns when I

> need it . LOL

We occasionally lash each other with wet noodles, too.

> Looking forward to blabbing to you all

Glad to have you on-board. I've been a bit quiet the past week or so because

of my yearly fall sinus infection and now it's gone into a flu or something,

but when I'm back to what passes for normal for me you'll see me a lot more.

Sue in NJ